…or a pair of Socrates?

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Yes, folks, there’s a brand new comedy source – THE BUGLE – a duo that is half John Oliver of the Daily Show and half some other English guy. Our immediate impression is that the style owes more than a little to Derek and Clive, except that they bleep the expletives. And [tag]Joan Crawford[/tag] doesn’t get a mention.

Here is a taste:

If you want more, the complete Episode 2 as well as Episode 1 are at the Bugle page at the Timesonline. You can also subscribe at iTunes.

US POLITICS

President Bush has made a shock emergency briefing on the Nobel Peace Prize.

Audio is here:

AUSTRALIAN PHILOSOPHY
Australia has long been a leader in modern philosophy. Here are some of our greatest performing the Bruces Philosophers Song

INTERNATIONAL PHILOSOPHY
Nevertheless, Australia never fielded a team in the ancient philosophy league competition. Here is an archived replay of one of the most famous matches:

International Philosophy Final
- Germany vs Greece

More international philosophy at the ComedyBox:

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